Dominican Republic

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, National Intelligence Estimates, Dominican Republic.
Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet this estimate was
prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency with the participation
of the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and
Defense. The United States Intelligence Board concurred in this
estimate on January 17.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. I, 6/64–4/65. Confidential.
Also sent to CSAF, DA, USAFLDACTYGP FTBELVOIR, and DIA and repeated
to the Department of State, CINCLANTFLT, CG FMFLANT, COMUSAFSO, OSD/ISA WASHDC, COMCARIBSEAFRON,
USCINCSO, CG ANTCOMD USARSOUTH, and
COMUSMILGP DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Printed from the copy sent by the JCS
to the White House. A handwritten notation by Gordon Chase on the first page of
the telegram reads: “Mr. Bundy, State expert on Dominican Republic agrees with
this assessment. He feels that odds are 2 or 3 to 1 against coup
during next few months. GC.”

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 DOM REP.
Confidential. The foreword was drafted by Bennett; the other sections were
drafted by A.E. Breisky with contributions by J. Nepple (AID), J. Bushnell (ECON), Lieutenant
Colonel L.F. Long (Attaché),
J.F. Quilty (MAAG), and M. McLean
(USIS). Cleared and approved by
Bennett. The Department
of State received the airgram on December 9.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, ARA Files: Lot 70 D 295,
Dominican Republic, 1965–1967. Confidential. The following
handwritten notation appears on the first page of the memorandum:
“Kennedy Crockett has
copy—expects to come up with program to discuss with T[homas]CM[ann]
on Wednesday, February 10.” No record of this meeting has been
found.

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, Dominican Republic, White House Cables, 4/65–7/65.
Secret. A handwritten notation on the first page of the telegram
reads: “Seen by the President 25 Apr 65.”

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Thomas Mann, Tape F65.10, Side B,
PNO 3. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in
the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume. President
Johnson placed the call
to Mann, which lasted
approximately 9 minutes.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Thomas Mann, Tape F65.11, Side A,
PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in
the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume. President
Johnson placed the call
to Mann, which lasted
approximately 11 minutes.

Source: National Archives and Records
Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP.
Confidential. The telegram printed here is the copy repeated to the
Department of State, which was received at 4:54 p.m. Passed to
USIB agencies.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Confidential. The
telegram printed here is the copy repeated to the Department of
State, which was received at 5:16 p.m. It was incorrectly identified
as “Critic Four”; a handwritten correction on another copy of the
telegram indicates it is “Critic Five.” Passed to USIB agencies.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Confidential. The telegram printed here is the copy repeated to
the Department of State, which was received at 7:29 p.m. Passed to
USIB agencies.

Source: Johnson Library, Meetings Notes File,
4/28/65 Meeting with Congressional Leaders on Dominican Republic.
Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Cabinet Room. The
time of the meeting is from the President's Daily Diary.
(Johnson Library)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Confidential; Flash. The telegram printed here is the copy
repeated to the Department of State, which was received at 7:52 p.m.
Repeated to CINCLANT and CINCSO for POLADs, COMCARIBSEAFRON, DOD, and CTG FOUR FOUR PT NINE and passed to the White
House and CIA.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Admiral
William Raborn, Tape
F65.11, Side B, PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript
was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this
volume. President Johnson
placed the call to Raborn;
he and Raborn talked
approximately 7 minutes.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Transcript of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and McGeorge Bundy, Tape F65.11, Side B,
PNO 2 and 3. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared
in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
President Johnson placed the
call to Bundy; they talked for
approximately 10 minutes.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Abe Fortas, Tape F65.12, Side B, PNO
2 and 3. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in
the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume. Abe Fortas placed the telephone call
to President Johnson; they
talked for approximately 15 minutes. This conversation occurred
immediately after a meeting on the Dominican Republic in the White
House Cabinet Room; see Documents 42 and
43.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Files of Gordon Chase,
Meetings on the Dominican Republic Planning Group. Secret; Eyes
Only; No Distribution. Drafted on May 4 by Chase. This is a record of a
“Dominican Task Force” meeting. Although no time appears on the
memorandum, Document 49 indicates that a
meeting of this group was scheduled to take place at 9:30
a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 70 D 217, President's Memoranda of
Conversations, January-March 1965. Confidential. Drafted by Barnes
and approved by the White House on May 17. The time of the meeting
is from the President's Daily Diary. (Johnson
Library) Former President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt was in
Washington to attend various OAS
meetings on the Dominican crisis. At the time of this meeting,
President Johnson was
considering a proposal first suggested by Abe Fortas for a committee of “Wise Men” to act as
trustees or overseers of the effort to bring about a resolution in
the Dominican Republic. Fortas
dictated this idea to President Johnson's secretary on May 1 at 11:15 a.m. Fortas said: “This is a very secret
and confidential message. If the OAS
does not move, it seems to me you might consider the following after
careful checking with Bosch
and everybody else, the designation of Betancourt, Figueres and Marín as an interim committee,
might be attempted. This is my own idea, not communicated or checked
with anyone.” (Ibid., Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of
telephone conversation between President Johnson and Abe
Fortas, Tape F65.16, Side A, PNO 3) The proposal was
later abandoned in part because of opposition from some Latin
American governments and from the existing five-nation Special
Committee of the OAS; see footnote 2, Document 52.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Secret; Priority.
Drafted by Eugene Klebenov (AID/APU)
on May 5, cleared by Crockett, and approved by Sayre. Sent to all posts except those in the
American Republics.

Source: Johnson
Library, National Security File, Name File, [Valenti File Re: Dominican
Republic]. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Another copy of the memorandum
indicates it was sent under cover of a May 7 memorandum to Moyers by
Ray S. Cline, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, who wrote:
“You may find helpful as a ready reference the attached report,
which is a wrap-up of the political evolution of the Dominican
Republic revolt. It is based on all the relevant intelligence
available to US as of 7 May.” (Ibid.,
Dominican Republic-Communist Participation in Current Dominican
Republic Rebellion—5/65)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Helms) Files, Job 80–B01285A,
Folder 13, Chron as DDCI and DCI, 1 January–31 December, 1965.
Secret. Drafted on May 13. The time of the meeting is from the
President's Daily Diary. (Johnson Library)
Another record of this meeting is ibid., Office of the President
File, Valenti Meeting
Notes.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Robert McNamara, Tape F65.22, Side
A, PNO 6 and Side B, PNO 1. No classification marking. This
transcript was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically
for this volume. President Johnson placed the call to McNamara; they talked for
approximately 12½ minutes.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Helms) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Chron
as DDCI and DCI, Folder 13, January 1–December 31, 1965. Secret.
Drafted by Helms on May 13.
The meeting was held on the second floor of the Executive Mansion.
The time and place of the meeting are from the President's Daily
Diary. (Johnson Library)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Helms) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Chron
as DDCI and DCI, January 1–December 31, 1965, Folder 13. Secret.
Drafted by Helms on May 14.
The time of the meeting is from the President's Daily Diary.
(Johnson Library)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Helms) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Chron
as DDCI and DCI, Folder 13, January 1–December 31, 1965. Secret.
Drafted by Helms on May 15.
The time of the meeting is from the President's Daily Diary.
(Johnson Library)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, ARA/DR Files: Lot 70 D 442, POL 15–1 Head of Government.
Secret. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The exact
time of this meeting has not been determined; however, during a
brief telephone conversation between Bromley Smith and President
Johnson at 11:25 a.m.,
May 15, the former told the President that Mann and Vaughn were expected to arrive at
the San Isidro Air Base at approximately noon.
(Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Bromley
Smith, Tape F65.26, Side B, PNO 2)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Top Secret; Flash; Exdis. Also sent to Rusk and McNamara. The telegram, sent over Defense
communications channels, was received in the Department of State at
3:47 a.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Top Secret; Flash; Exdis. Also sent to Rusk and McNamara. The telegram, sent over Defense
communications channels, was received in the Department of State at
4:21 a.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Raborn) Files, Executive Registry
Subject Files, Job 80–R01580R, Box 15, Dominican Republic, Folder
302. Secret. Drafted by Helms
on May 17. The concluding time of the meeting is from the
President's Daily Diary. (Johnson Library)
Valenti's handwritten
notes of this meeting are ibid., Office of the President File,
Valenti Meeting Notes.
During the course of the meeting Bundy telephoned the President from Santo Domingo at
6 p.m. to report on the negotiations there. (Ibid., Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and McGeorge Bundy, Tape F65.27, Side B,
PNO 2 and 3) This conversation was frequently interrupted by
technical difficulties and even cut off forcing Bundy to call back at 6:16 p.m.
During the second conversation with Fortas and the President on the line, Bundy resumed his account of the
efforts being made to assist the OAS
and other factions in the formulation of a coalition government that
would be acceptable to both sides and still maintain the
coordinating role of “constitutionalism si, communism no.” (Ibid.,
Recording of telephone conversation between President Johnson and McGeorge Bundy, Tape F65.28, Side A,
PNO 1 and 2)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Received in the Department of State
at 2:48 a.m. and passed to the White House at 3:23 a.m.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation among President
Johnson, McGeorge Bundy, Tom Mann, General Bruce Palmer, Tapley Bennett, and John Martin, Tape F65.30, Side B,
PNO 1, Tape F65.31, Side A, PNO 1, and Tape F65.31, Side B, PNO 1
and 2. Secret. This transcript was prepared in the Office of the
Historian specifically for this volume. McGeorge Bundy placed the call from Santo Domingo to
President Johnson in
Washington; they spoke for approximately 48 minutes.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis. Received at the Department of State at
5:23 p.m. and passed to the White House at 5:28 p.m., and to DOD exclusively for McNamara at 6 p.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis. Received in the Department of
State at 12:34 p.m. and passed to the White House at 12:45
p.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State at 10:55 p.m. and passed to the
White House, DOD for McNamara, and CIA for Raborn at 11:26 p.m.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. V, 5/19/65–5/31/65. Secret;
Flash; Exdis. Received in the
Department of State at 3:20 a.m. and passed to the White House,
DOD for McNamara, and CIA for Raborn at 3:57 a.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State on May 21 at 10:28 p.m. and
passed to the White House, DOD for
McNamara, and CIA for Raborn at 11:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Nodis. No time
of transmission appears on the telegram; it was received in the
Department of State at 6:53 a.m.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Files of Gordon Chase,
Bundy's Mission on the
Dominican Republic (2/2). Secret; Flash; Exdis. No time of transmission appears on the telegram;
it was received in Santo Domingo at 4:55 p.m.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State at 4:59 a.m. and passed to the
White House, DOD, and CIA at 5:25 a.m.

Source:
Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of telephone conversation between President
Johnson and Thomas Mann, Tape F65.41, Side B,
PNO 2. No classification marking. President Johnson placed the telephone call
to Mann. This transcript was
prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this
volume.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State at 3 p.m. and passed to the
White House, DOD, and CIA.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State at 7:47 a.m. and passed to the
White House, DOD, and CIA.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic—Communist Participation in
Current Dominican Rebellion—5/65. Secret; No Foreign
Dissem/Controlled Dissem; Background Use Only. Prepared in the
Office of Current Intelligence of the Central Intelligence
Agency.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Secret; Flash; Exdis; No Distribution Outside
Department. Passed to the White House. The handwritten notation
“President has seen” appears on the White House copy of the telegram
that was sent to the President at his Texas ranch. (Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, White House Cables,
4/65–7/65

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. VII, Cables,
6/1–6/14/65. Secret; Exdis. Copies
were sent to Vaughn,
Bunker, and Ward P. Allen
(ARA/RPA). Another June 4
memorandum by Crockett covers
the transcript of a half-hour telephone conversation between
Crockett and Balaguer, who was in New York City,
on May 26. This memorandum explains that Vaughn, returning from a May 26 meeting at the White
House (see Document 97), instructed
Crockett to contact
Balaguer to: “(1) bring
him up to date; (2) sound him out; (3) ask him for additional names
acceptable to him; (4) see if he has any new strategy to suggest and
(5) keep our line to him open and active.” Also attached to this
memorandum is a May 27 FBI report of Balaguer's summary of the conversation sent from
Hoover to the President.
(National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files
1964–66, POL DOM REP–US)

Source: Johnson
Library, National Security File, Files of Gordon Chase, Meetings on the Dominican
Republic—Planning Group. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Chase. Another record of this
meeting is in a June 11 memorandum from Alexander M. Haig, Military
Assistant to the Special Assistant to John T. McNaughton.
(Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330 70 A 3717, Dominican Republic
092, January–June 1965)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Secret; Immediate;
Exdis. Drafted by Mann, Sayre and Crockett; cleared by Bundy and Vaughn; and approved by Mann. This information was sent under cover of a
June 11 memorandum from Bundy
to President Johnson. In this
memorandum Bundy wrote:
“Abe Fortas thinks less
than nothing of the ‘Bunker–Mann’
plan. He just does not think that a government of ߢtechniciansߣ can
do the job, and his belief is that this phrase covers an intent to
have a hard-nosed middle-of-the-road here, and that we have to be
for progress, or against it, right from the start. That is why he
strongly urges that we go back to the task of constructing a
political government which would have the support of
ߢconstitutionalistsߣ and which would not be violently opposed by the
others.” Bundy closed the
memorandum by asking if the President wanted the text sent in its
current form. It was sent unaltered. (Johnson
Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. II,
1965)

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. VII. Secret; Immediate;
Exdis. Received in the
Department of State at 2:28 a.m. and passed to the White House,
DOD, and CIA.

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, Files of Gordon
Chase, Meetings with President Johnson on the Dominican Republic:
Fallout. Secret. Drafted by Chase on June 15. The meeting was held in the White
House Cabinet Room. The time and place of the meeting are from the
President's Daily Diary. (Ibid.)

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, Files of Gordon
Chase, Meetings on the Dominican Republic—Planning
Group. Secret. Drafted by Chase on June 24. The meeting was held in the
Cabinet Room of the White House. The place and time of the meeting
are from the President's Daily Diary. (Johnson
Library).

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM
REP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
Received in the Department of State on June 23 at 9:51 p.m. and
passed to the White House, DOD, and
CIA.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–7 DOM
REP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
Passed to DOD, CIA, and the White House. This telegram
and Document 120 were sent to McGeorge Bundy under cover of an
August 3 memorandum from Bowdler who wrote: “Telegram 324 explains how they
[Bunker and Bennett] propose to deal with the
communist problem. I think it is the best way to go about it. It
represents a tall order and I hope Garcia Godoy will buy it.”
(Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. X, 8/65–9/65)

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. X, 8/65–9/65. Secret;
Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to
DOD, CIA, CINCSO, CINCLANT, and the White House for
McGeorge Bundy. This
telegram and Document 119 were sent to
McGeorge Bundy under cover
of an August 3 memorandum from Bowdler who wrote: “Telegram 325 contains the text
of the draft ‘Act of Dominican Reconciliation.’ This also looks okay
to me. I do not know how realistic it is to think that Caamano and Imbert will sign the same piece of
paper, but I think it is absolutely essential to have a clear
understanding in writing as to what the ground rules of the
settlement are.” (Johnson Library, National
Security File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. X,
8/65–9/65)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15 DOM
REP. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA. On August 19 McGeorge
Bundy sent President Johnson a 1–page memorandum summarizing this
telegram. It ended: “Garcia
Godoy's response is moderately encouraging. This type
of arrangement is about the best we can get under the circumstances.
For it to work, we will have to keep after Garcia Godoy with material and
moral support. We are in a position to do this with CIA, FBI and AID people down there.” (Johnson
Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. XIII)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XI, 9/65–10/65. Secret;
Background Use Only. Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence
of the Directorate of Intelligence, CIA.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XI, 9/65–10/65. No
classification marking. Bundy
sent this memorandum under cover of an October 6 memorandum to
Moyers with the following comments: “The attached memorandum and the
President's comment give you one more job. I have told Mankiewicz to
go ahead and to keep in touch with you on all aspects of what he
does, especially any public announcement. Having been through this
once before, he is fully alert to the need for discretion among
P[eace] C[orps] V[olunteer]s in the DR.”

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Files, 303 Committee Files,
Subject File, Dominican Republic 1965. Secret. Drafted on December 9
by James R. Gardner. The memorandum was also addressed to the Deputy
Director for Research Allan Evans.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XIII, 11/65–1/66.
Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Background Use Only; Limited
Distribution. Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence of the
Directorate of Intelligence, CIA.
Sent to McGeorge Bundy under
cover of a December 14 memorandum from CIA Director Raborn, who wrote: “A review of recent developments
in the Dominican Republic indicates that the provisional government
there has achieved a fragile stability, and most politically minded
Dominicans feel the government will survive until the elections
slated for 1 June. We are by no means yet out of the woods there,
but Garcia Godoy appears to
be dealing with the worst problems on the left and also to have
composed, at least temporarily, his principal differences with the
military.”

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XIV, 1/66–4/66. Secret.
Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence of the Directorate of
Intelligence, CIA. On the title page
Bundy wrote: “Bill
Bowdler: the Agency is damned close to policy making here. But it
may be pretty good policy. What do you think? McG.” Another copy of
the memorandum indicates it was sent to McGeorge Bundy under cover of a December 23
memorandum from Richard
Helms, Acting Director of Central Intelligence. Helms wrote: “The events in
Santiago last week-end have considerably lessened the chances for
keeping the situation in the Dominican Republic under control. For
this reason I want to invite your attention to the attached
memorandum, which contains our latest assessment.” A note attached
to this cover memorandum indicates that the memorandum was also sent
to Vaughn, Mann, Rusk, McNamara, and Vance. (Central Intelligence Agency, Executive
Registry Files, Job 80–R01580R, Box 15, Dominican Republic, Folder
303)

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303
Committee Records, Dominican Republic, 1966. Secret; Eyes Only. Sent
to Helms under cover of a
January 4, 1966, memorandum on the “Presidential Elections in the
Dominican Republic” from Broe.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XIII, 11/65–1/66. Secret;
Flash; Exdis. Received on January 6 at 8:30 p.m. and passed to the
White House and DOD.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XIV, 1/66–4/66. Confidential.
An “L” on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. Bunker departed the Dominican
Republic and arrived in Washington for consultations on March
4.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Memos to the President, McGeorge
Bundy, Vol. 21.Secret; Eyes Only. An “L” on the
memorandum indicates that the President saw it. A copy was sent to
Bill Moyers.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XIV, 1/66–4/66. Confidential.
Notations on the memorandum indicate it was received at the LBJ Ranch in Texas on April 12 at 4:30
p.m. and that the President saw it. President Johnson flew to his ranch April 7
and stayed there until he departed April 14 for a visit to Mexico
City where he dedicated a statue of Abraham Lincoln. President
Johnson returned to
Washington April 15 at 7:40 p.m. (Ibid., President's Daily
Diary)

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, Intelligence File, Dominican Republic Elections—1966.
Top Secret. An attached covering note from Bromley Smith indicates
this paper was from Mann and
that Smith put it in the President's file.

Source: Johnson Library, National
Security File, National Intelligence Estimates, Dominican Republic.
Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet this estimate was
prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency with the participation
of the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and
Defense and the National Security Agency. The United States
Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on April 28. In an
April 28 memorandum to Raborn, Helms
wrote: “I seriously question whether the Estimate on ‘Prospects for
Stability in the Dominican Republic' should go before the Board
today. a) The election is only a little more than a month away, i.e.
1 June. b) NIE's have not been used
traditionally to predict elections, and this one certainly does not.
c) The basic instability, economic, political, etc., will still be
present in the country after the election.” Helms continued, “I suggest,
therefore, that this paper be held until some time in June.”
(Central Intelligence Agency, DCI
(Helms) Chron Files, Job
80–B01285A, January 1–June 30, 1966, Box 11)

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 14 DOM
REP. Secret; Immediate; Limdis.
Repeated to Santiago de Los Caballeros and passed to the White
House, DOD, CIA, USIA, NSA, and
CINCLANT for POLAD. The telegram was re-typed and
sent to President Johnson
under cover of a May 26 memorandum from Walt Rostow who wrote: “The latest BunkerߝCrimmins estimate of the election outlook is
attached. They believe that Balaguer's chances have improved during the past
three weeks, but they are not confident enough about the gains to
predict his victory.” (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country
File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XV)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVI. Confidential. This
memorandum responds to a June 14 memorandum to Bell and Gordon in which Rostow wrote “The President wants a
concise and lucid description of: 1. Where we stand in our economic
talks with Balaguer. 2. What
we are proposing to him by way of an economic recovery program,
including self help and external assistance. 3. The resources that
we have earmarked for assistance to the new government in the coming
fiscal year.” The President wants to ensure adequate assistance
allocations for the Dominican Republic and a “strong self-help line
with Balaguer, but does not
want to see the political and economic consolidation of the
Balaguer government stall
for lack of necessary U.S. support.” Rostow asked that a response be prepared in time for
Bunker's meeting with the
President on June 16. (National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, ARA Files: Lot 68 D 93,
Dominican Republic) On June 16 Bowdler, Rostow, Bunker, and President Johnson met at the White House from 5:50 to 6:32
p.m. to discuss the electoral outcome in the Dominican Republic.
(Johnson Library,
President's Daily Diary) No other record of this meeting has been
found.

Source: Johnson Library,
National Security File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVI.
Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Office of Current
Intelligence of the CIA and
coordinated with the Office of National Estimates.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVI. Confidential.
Transmitted under a September 9 covering memorandum from Rostow who informed the President
that Bunker returned to
Washington from Santo Domingo the evening of September 8, and that
he planned to meet with Fulbright the following week to discuss his trip.
President Johnson wrote a
note at the bottom of Rostow's memorandum requesting that Rostow report to him after
Bunker's meeting with
Fulbright.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVII. Confidential.
Transmitted under a November 9 covering memorandum from Rostow who wrote: “Ellsworth Bunker went to the
Dominican Republic the week before last with his two OAS colleagues (Brazilian Ambassador
Ilmar Penna Marinho and El Salvador Ambassador Ramon de Clairmont
Duenas) to talk to Balaguer.
On Bunker's return he did the
attached report for you, describing his findings. He thinks that on
balance the favorable new developments of the Balaguer administration outweigh the
unfavorable ones and the prospects for stability are still good.
Other recent reports have been less sanguine; but Ellsworth's judgment has been pretty
good over the months.”

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVII. Secret;
Sensitive. The President wrote at the top of the memorandum:
“Walt, stay on top of
this. This needs attention.”

Source: Johnson
Library, National Security File, Country File, Dominican Republic,
Vol. XVII. Confidential. The meeting was held in the Oval Office.
(Johnson Library,
President' Daily Diary) The time of the meeting is from the
President' Daily Diary.

Source: Johnson Library,
National Security File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVII.
Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Office of Current
Intelligence of the CIA and
coordinated with the Office of Research and Reports, the Office of
National Estimates, and the clandestine services.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL DOM REP. Confidential. Drafted by
Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 12. A note on the
memorandum indicates it was revised on June 1.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration,
RG 59, ARA Files: Lot 70 D 150,
Dominican Republic 1967. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Van
Reigersberg and approved in the White House on April 28. The
memorandum is part I of IV; part II is Document
195. In part III Presidents Johnson and Balaguer discussed a request by the Dominican
Republic for assistance to construct the Valdesia dam that according
to Balaguer would increase
agricultural production and ease the Dominican Republic balance of
payment problem. Balaguer also
requested an increase in investment guaranties for housing
construction. In part IV Balaguer stated his hope that the Dominican Republic
be given preferential treatment at the ongoing Kennedy Round trade talks for 20 to
25 agricultural items in order to improve the balance-of-payments
situation in his country. (National Archives and Records
Administration, RG 59, ARA Files:
Lot 70 D 150, Dominican Republic 1967)

Source: Johnson
Library, National Security File, National Intelligence Estimates,
Dominican Republic. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note
on the cover sheet this estimate was prepared in the Central
Intelligence Agency with the participation of the intelligence
organizations of the Departments of State and Defense and the NSA. The United States Intelligence
Board concurred in this estimate on April 20.

Source:
Johnson Library, National Security File,
Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVIII. Confidential.
Handwritten notations on the memorandum indicate that Bowdler was notified on November
13, and a copy was sent the same day to the Bureau of the
Budget.

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303
Committee Records, 1968. Secret; Eyes Only. Sent to Bohlen, through Trueheart under a
February 13 covering memorandum from Oliver who summarized it and recommended approval of
the recommendation.

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303
Committee Records, 1968. Secret; Eyes Only. The date of this
memorandum is stamped at the bottom of the first page. A copy was
sent under a July 2 covering memorandum from Oliver through Trueheart to
Bohlen. In this
memorandum, Oliver wrote:
“ARA agrees that our aid to the
PRSC contributed to the results
[less than 1 line of source text not
declassified] named, and I therefore recommend that in the
303 Committee you note your approval of the attached [less than 1 line of source text not
declassified] memorandum.” No record of such approval has
been found.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Dominican Republic, Vol. XVIII. Secret; No
Foreign Dissem. Prepared by the Office of Current Intelligence of
the CIA, Directorate of
Intelligence, and coordinated with the Office of Economic Research,
the Office of National Estimates, and the Clandestine
Services.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, ARA Files: Lot 70 D 122, IRG/ARAIRG meetings were routinely attended
by the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and
other representatives from ARA,
AID, DOD, and the White House.

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 2 DOM
Crimmins and officers of
the Political and Economic sections of the Embassy. Copies were sent
to Madrid, Port-Au-Prince, Santiago de los Caballeros, USCINCSO for
POLAD, USCINCLANT for POLAD, COMCARIBSEAFRON, and
COMSECONDFLT.